In a July 29, 2026 final written decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board held that the petitioner failed to prove any challenged claim unpatentable in IPR2025-00574. The judgment, issued under 35 U.S.C. § 318(a), is a complete defense win for the patent owner: none of the instituted challenges succeeded.

At a high level, that means the Board was…
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The Third Circuit’s July 30, 2026 decision in Opinion, No. 25-1116, is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on procedure as on merits. Although the case title released on the docket is generic, the court’s ruling appears to focus on whether the appeal was properly before the court and what qualifies as a reviewable order…
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DISCO is moving beyond e-discovery, the technology that has been its bread and butter ever since its founding in 2013, to launch what it describes as the industry’s first unified litigation solution, an AI-native application that combines the facts of a matter with relevant U.S. case law.The product, which the company has not yet named, is currently in pilot with…
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SurePoint Technologies, a company that provides practice-management, finance and growth technology products for mid-sized law firms, named Jeff Steinberg its chief executive officer on July 23, elevating Eric Thurston, who had led the company since 2023, to executive chairman. Two weeks into the job, Steinberg joins LawNext to speak with host Bob Ambrogi about what his appointment means…
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From : Blog Entry >> Brendan’s Blog EntryPlease enjoy this blog authored by Brendan Miller, Former AmLaw 100 Partner, Turned Legal Innovation Leader. NOTE: This blog is an extension of a more detailed treatment of this topic published in ILTA’s Spring 2026 Peer to Peer publication: Teaching Judgment in the Age of AI – Building Legal Professionals Who Rely…
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By Neil Cameron, Lead Analyst, Legal IT Insider On 24 July, writing about Hugging Face’s breach by an OpenAI bot, I said that the relevant unit of governance was not […]
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Laurel and Thomson Reuters today (5 August) announced a partnership designed to help customers gain greater visibility into AI ROI across departments and measure the precise value of their technology […]
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Law firms have invested heavily in legal technology and AI solutions, but investment alone doesn’t deliver transformation. The bigger challenge is embedding new ways of working, bringing people with you […]
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The eDiscovery market has traditionally classified matters by data volume.
Small matters receive lightweight solutions. Large matters receive enterprise platforms. Complex matters receive specialist support.
That model appears logical, but it overlooks an important reality.
A matter containing 20,000 files may be operationally harder than one containing two million documents.
The evidence may sit on a seized laptop. It may…
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